Southampton have been suffering with a season of transition since Ronald Koeman and Saido Mane left the club last summer and have failed to set the campaign alight. This was especially evident in the Europa League where they were disappointingly eliminated in the group stages.

This match in London comes after Southampton vs Hull City was postponed due to the the former’s FA Cup semifinal match. Even with Eden Hazard coming off of the bench, Antonio Conte’s Chelsea looked in form in that match. Chelsea’s N’Golo Kante, who has been named 2017 PFA Player of the Year.

Willian came up huge and may do so again as the manger is still riding Hazard’s commitment to the club hard. It wouldn’t hurt the cause either if the good version of Diego Costa would service. However, no player has been as important as N’Golo Kante, who will be pivotal in the middle of the field as always.